Cheese-press.



PatentedApr. l6, l90l.

No. s72,|29.

A; MACY. CHEESE PRESS. (Application filed Sept. 28, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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AMANDA MACY, OF HARDING, SOUTH DAKOTA.

CHEESE-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 672,129, dated April16, 1901.

Application filed September 28, 1900. Serial no. 31 ,386. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMANDA MACY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harding, in the county of Harding and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cheese-Presses, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in presses orseparators for use in manufacturing cottage or Dutch cheese; and itsprimary object is to provide a simple device of durable and inexpensiveconstruction adapted to readily separate the whey from the curd andwhich may be readily taken apart for cleaning, &c.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form ofmy invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a central vertical transversesection therethrough. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the pressing-disk, andFig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the plunger-stem.

Referring to said figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a cylindricalvessel, formed of any suitable material, having handles 2 and providedbelow the handles with a series of perforations 3, as shown. Fittedwithin the upper portion of the vessel 1 is a basin 4, pref erably ofsemispherical form, provided with perforations 5 therein and having arim or flange 6 about the upper edge thereof, adapted to rest upon theupper end of the vessel 1 and be supported thereby.

Within the center of the basin 4 is a passage 7, adapted to receive astem 8, as shown in Fig. 3, which is provided at a point near its upperend with an annular flange 9, adapted to bear upon the upper surface ofa disk 10, having an opening 11 in the center thereof for the receptionof said stem. If desired, a ring, as 12, may be secured to the upper endof the stem to permit the same to be hung up out of the way when not inuse.

In operation the clabber is placed within the basin 4:, and the stem 8is then inserted through the disk 10 and the passage 7 within the basin.

It is obvious that the whey will drain oif into the vessel through theperforations in the basin 4, the openings 3 within said vesselpermitting the escape of hot air, &c.

The disk 10 serves to compress the curd within the basin, and, ifdesired, weights may be placed thereon to facilitate the work.

It will be understood that disks of different diameters may be used withmy device, according -to the amount of material to be compressed, and,if desired, the basin may be made cylindrical in form instead ofsemispherical, as shown.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself to all of the details shown, asmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit ofthe invention, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes asmay fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim- 1. In a device of the character described, the combination witha vessel; of a perforated basin therein, a stem slidably mounted in thebottom of said basin, a vertically-movable disk Within the basin, and aflange upon the stem adapted to bear upon said disk.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vesselhaving perforations therein, of a perforated basin suspended therein, astem slidably mounted in the bottom of said basin, an annular flangeupon the stem, and a movable disk upon which said flange bears.

.3. In a device of the character described, the combination with avessel having perforations, of a perforated basin, a flange thereonadapted to bear upon the upper edgeof the vessel, a movable disk, and averticallymovable stem within said basin and having a flange adapted tobear upon said disk.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMANDA MAOY.

Witnesses:

F. P. STEARNS, F. O. SULINGER.

